Research

• Particle astrophysics & cosmology

(activities @ Oxford)


• Big Bang Nucleosynthesis
• Cosmic Rays, Gamma-rays, Neutrinos
• Cosmological Topological Defects
• Dark Matter
• Inflation & Large-Scale Structure
• Weak Interactions & Neutrinos

Experiments

• Auger (@ Malargue, Argentina)
  
• IceCube (@ U Wisconsin)

Grants

• Science & Technology Facilities Council
• European Union
• University of Oxford

  Publications

• Past year: Phenomenology / Auger / IceCube
• 1984 - now: SPIRES list (topcites)
• 1977-84: ADS list

Recent talks

• Seeing the edge of the universe (International Year of Astronomy public lecture, 3 Mar 2009, Oxford)
• Introduction to cosmology (in CERN Summer Student Lecture Programme, 22-28 July 2008, Geneva)
• Astroparticle probes of quantum gravity (at Quantum Geometry & Quantum Gravity, 30 Jun-4 Jul 2008, Nottingham)
• Implications of cosmic ray results for UHE cosmic neutrinos (at Neutrino 2008, 25-31 May 2008, Christchurch)
• Beyond the standard cosmological model (at PONT d'Avignon 2008, 21-25 April 2008, Avignon)
• What have we learnt about inflation from WMAP? (at The Dark Universe, 1-3 October 2007, Bad Honnef)
• High energy astroparticle physics: the theoretical viewpoint (at ASPERA Workshop, 19-20 July 2007, Paris)

Teaching

Graduate:

• Astrophysics Graduate Course (2000-06)
• Physical Cosmology (1993-95)
• Supersymmetry and beyond (1996-)
• The Early Universe (1997-99)

Undergraduate:

• Classical Mechanics (2003-)
• Nuclear & Particle Physics - revision (2002-03)
• Particle Physics - major option (1999-)
• Special Relativity (1998-2002)

Students

Past:

• Kevin Benson Wadham, 1991-93
• Jenni Adams, Magdalen, 1992-95 (now at University of Canterbury, Christ Church)
• Michael Birkel Linacre, 1994-97 (now CEO of 12snap AG)
• Paul Hunt, St John's, 2000-06 (now at Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Warsaw)
• Sebastian Larsson, Christ Church, 1993-98
• Francesco Riva, Merton, 2004-08
• Fermin Viniegra, Worcester, 1997-2001 (now at Trinity College, Dublin)
• Mario Santos, Wadham, 1999-2002 (now at Institut Superior Technico, Lisbon)
• David Skinner, Linacre, 1999-2003 (now at Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Waterloo
• Andrew Taylor, Linacre, 2003-06 (now at Max-Planck-Institut fur Kernphysik, Heidelberg

Present:

• Shaun Hotchkiss, Balliol, 2006-
• Philipp Mertsch, Balliol, 2007-
• Seshadri Nadathur, Merton, 2007-

Organisation

Committees:

• Astroparticle Physics European Coordination (ApPEC)
• Astroparticle Physics Group, Institute of Physics UK
• Astroparticle European Research Area network (ASPERA)
• Towards a strategic plan for European Astronomy (ASTRONET)

Meetings:

• Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Barcelona, 28 Sep-2 Oct 2009
• Seeking links between fundamental physics and cosmology, Oxford, 2-26 Sep 2008
• APP UK 2008 Conference, Oxford, 18-20 Jun 2008
• Astroparticle theory discussion Workshop, Oxford, 17 Mar 2008
• IOP/RAS Meeting on Dark Matter, London, 26 Nov 2007
• UniverseNet annual School/Meeting, Mytilene, 24-29 Sep 2007
• UK Neutrino Network Meeting, Oxford, 29 Nov 2006
• Dalitz Memorial Meeting, Oxford, 3 Jun 2006
• IceCube Collaboration Workshop, Oxford, 21-24 Sep 2005
• 3rd International Workshop on Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays, Leeds, 22-23 Jul 2004
• The world according to WMAP, Abingdon, 7-8 Jun 2003
• Supersymmetry and the Early Universe, Oxford, 26-29 Sep 2002
• New Horizons in Neutrino Physics, Abingdon, 8-9 May 1999

Networks:

• UKIERI network: Neutrino and the Fundamental Laws of Nature 2007-
• EU FP6 Marie Curie RTN: The origin of our universe (UniverseNet) 2006-
• Oxford-India links in Theoretical Physical Sciences 2006-
• EU FP6 Marie Curie RTN: The Quest For Unification: Theory Confronts Experiment 2004-
• European Network of Theoretical Astroparticle Physics (ENTApP) 2000-
• EU FP5 Marie Curie RTN: Supersymmetry and the Early Universe (EUNet) 2000-04
• UK Particle Cosmology Meetings 1991-

Seminars:

• HEP Phenomenology Forum
• Friday Theoretical Physics Seminars
• Theoretical Particle Physics Seminars

News

• Oxford University Science Blog What did PAMELA see?
• Oxford University The India Connection
• Oxford University Press Release "Violent galaxies spew out energetic cosmic rays"
• Physics World Blog Asking the big questions in London
• Science and Technology Facilities Council Press Release "Breakthrough in Cosmic Ray mystery"